Viva Feva! St. Peter’s Fiesta 2026 is here!! #GloucesterMA hyped in the Boston Globe 2x this week: Billy Baker crowns St. Peter’s Fiesta as the best community festival bar none, and Cape Ann Museum reopening with a banger exhibition, Avery Rothko & Gottlieb not to miss!

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“…So herein is my guide to a day trip to Fiesta (and my urging to do it once in your life; there really is nothing like it).
... The tide will be low all three days, which means you’ll have more room on the beach and the pole walkers will have more distance to fall. Both of these are good for you, because there will be thousands of people down there. Again, part of the charm. I’ve been taking my children since they were toddlers, and I’ve never felt any stress on the beach…”
Billy Baker “How and Why to go to St. Peter’s Festival” Boston Globe 2026 June 25

“The Cape Ann Museum Starts a New Chapter next week” Boston Globe

st.Peter’s Fiesta 2026 schedule and venmo– next year the 100th!— details for the sports, fair and entertainment, and the special Sunday mass and parade

Merry Storefronts Winter windows: holiday Christmas displays Main Street #GloucesterMA 2020

Selection of Gloucester’s downtown storefronts in morning light and seasonal swag December 2020. 

Did you discover a great find on Ladies Night (all day) last week? 

Establishments include some of the bakeries, boutiques, galleries, restaurants, salons, service, & new shops Main Street, Center and Pleasant:

Banana’s 78 Main St (978)283-8806 (Lady Tannenbaum in the window)

The Brass Monkey 85 Main St (978) 879-4761

Caffe Sicilia 40 Main St (978)283-7345

Cape Ann Olive Oil 57 Main St (978)281-1061

Cape Ann Savings Bank 109 Main St

Charles Fine Art 196 Main St (978) 559-7762

Dogtown Books 132 Main St (978) 281-5599

Emerson’s Barber Shop 6 Center St. (978) 290-3477

Engel & Volkers 120 Main Street

Fireflies Boutique 100 Main St (978)283-1379

Franklin 118 Main St (978)283-7888

Jalapeno’s 86 Main St (978) 283-8228

Jane Deering Gallery 19 Pleasant St 

Local Colors Artists’ Cooperative Gallery 121 Main St (978) 283-3996

Main Street Arts & Antiques 124 Main St (978) 281-1531

Mark Adrian Shoe 103 Main St (978) 283-4343

Nelson’s 248 Main St (978) 283-5675

Oliver’s Harbor Restaurant and Bar 64 Main St (978) 559-7638

Pop Gallery 67 Main St (617)458-9345

Salon One 267 Main St (978) 479-9185 

Sample This 116 Main St (978) 865-3873

Sargent House Museum

Shop Loro Boutique (Center Street)

Super Cute Boutique 242 main St (978) 360-2499

TAJ/breakwater Roasters/Backyard Growers 3 Duncan St

Toodeloos! Toy store 142 Main St (978)281-2011

Matthew Swift Gallery 189 Main St (978) 491-7785

Blue River Diamonds 189 Main St

Village Silversmith 138 Main St (978) 283-8811

Virgilio’s Italian Bakery (978) 283-5295

SHop Gloucester – Nelson’s

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Nelson’s Keeping Gloucester’s Fleet Warm and Dry since 1874

Address: 248 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: (978) 283-5675

Right Out of the Blue: Architectural Character Downtown Gloucester

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Inspired by Nelson’s fairly recent coat of blue, downtown Gloucester caught between the blues and the deep blue sea

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Nelson’s before (prior to blue)

For green details downtown and Manny’s post for Be Sargent’s 1996 Judith Sargent Street Mural 

Nelsen’s in Business since 1874 – 140 Year Family Business

IMG_2556Nelsen’s is where Gloucester Fishermen buy work and leisure clothing. 

A business that proves that family owned businesses can be successful.

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2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Nelsons

Video Series where we walk up and down Main Street and try to capture as many retailers as we can and highlight their best gift ideas one a day every day leading up to Christmas.

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